All Resources for 'Media, Advocacy, and Communications original'

The Situation of Drugs Law Enforcement in Indonesia

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Format
Video and audio recordings
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Policy
Law
Law Enforcement
Responding to Drug-Related Offending 
Geographically, Indonesian archipelago is vulnerable to illicit drug trafficking as it is located at a very strategic location, that is the intersection of two oceans and two continents, lays on a trading route with a very high traffic of people and goods. Indonesia consists of 17,508 islands by the coastal line as 85.000 km long and has a great of population which has reached 279 million of people.

Dynamic Anti-Drug Strategies for Sustainable Community-Based Prevention for Children of Drug Users

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Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
Populations
Family
Law Enforcement
The increasing challenge of drug abuse necessitates innovative strategies for effective prevention. The ALAB-BBM program introduces a dynamic anti-drug mechanism aimed at developing community-based prevention programs for children of persons who use drugs (PWUDs). This approach combines data-driven decision-making, community engagement, and adaptive interventions to create sustainable impacts.

From Urgency to Impact: Advancing Prevention Science to Address Global Challenges in Polysubstance Use and Behavioral Health Disparities

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Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
As the global landscape of substance use continues to evolve—with the rise of polysubstance misuse, increasing commercialization of addictive products, and persistent behavioral health inequities—there is an urgent need to innovate, integrate, and sustain effective prevention approaches.

ISSUP Nigeria Knowledge Update Series (28th Session): Trauma and Substance Use: Understanding the Connection and Promoting Trauma-Informed Prevention in Nigeria

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Format
News
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Populations
Family
Women
ISSUP Nigeria presents the 28th session of its bi-monthly webinar in the Knowledge Update Series. This webinar will focus on the topic of 'Understanding the Connection and Promoting Trauma-Informed Prevention in Nigeria'.

World Drug Report 2025: Key Trends and Policy Challenges for Africa

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction
Populations
Women
Statistics
Policy
Law Enforcement
Regulatory Control of Substances
Partner Organisation
ISSUP Global, UNODC, and the African Union presents their webinar on the World Drug Report 2025, focusing on key trends and policy challenges for Africa.

Empowering Communities Across Borders: Adapting School and Family Based Prevention for Global Impact

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Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Populations
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Law Enforcement
Border Control
This presentation will explore how culturally adaptable, evidence-based prevention programs rooted in school and family setting can be scaled across borders to address substance use and mental health challenges in diverse, low resource communities.

From Courtroom to Clinic: How Legal Rulings Shape Cannabis Use Among Adolescents and Young Adults in South Africans

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Format
Video and audio recordings
Themes
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Populations
Family
Children, Adolescents & Youth 
Policy
Law
Substance use, including cannabis (known locally as marijuana/dagga) use, remains a major global public health concern. Cannabis use among adolescents is associated with significant harms associated with physical health, neurophysiological development, mental health, traffic injuries and violence.

THE POWER OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN ADDICTION PREVENTION

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Format
Opinion piece, commentary
Themes
Faith-Based Strategies 
Prevention
Community-Based
Faith-Based
Treatment
Faith-Based
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Faith-Based
Populations
Family

THE POWER OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES IN ADDICTION PREVENTION.

Addiction prevention efforts are most successful when they are rooted in the local context—using what is available within a community to address its unique challenges. This...

Massive Study Flips Our Story of Addiction and the Brain

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Format
Website
Themes
Prevention
School-Based
Psychoactive Substances
Addiction

A large U.S. study has found that some children and teens who start using alcohol, cannabis, or nicotine at an early age already show differences in their brains before they ever try any substance. This challenges the common belief that...

Returning to Basics: Successful Advocacy 101

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Format
ISSUP Webinar
Themes
Prevention
Treatment
Treatment Settings
Recovery Support
Peer and Community Support
Populations
Family
Policy
Law Enforcement
Border Control
ISSUP Global, in collaboration with Faces & Voices of Recovery, presents its webinar titled 'Returning to Basics: Successful Advocacy 101'